Chief had sought warrant for Officer Matthew Worden

ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Hartford prosecutor has rejected a request from Enfield’s police chief for an arrest warrant that would have charged one of his officers with assaulting a suspect.
Hartford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy, in a letter to Chief Carl Sferrazza, says she did not find that the force used by Officer Matthew Worden during the April 1 arrest rose to the level of criminal conduct.

Worden was accused of striking 24-year-old Mark Maher of Windsor while taking him into custody during an April 1 disturbance at a local boat launch. Maher is charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. Hardy noted that Officer Worden stopped using force after Maher had been handcuffed.